At 05:09 PM 9/24/2002 -0500, Jon Elson wrote: >I don't think there is any automated way to do this, but it should not be a >very difficult process, and should not take more than an hour even for a >fairly complex board.
That's pretty optimistic, I'd say wildly optimistic, having done quite a few such translations. First, it may be necessary -- it is usually necessary -- to create all the library parts. Using existing parts is not advisable because these *can* be slightly different and the goal of a gerber import is to reproduce the board to the resolution of the gerber files, so that one could re-fab it without there being any differences, or at least as few differences as possible. The footprint pads will all need to be assigned designators. Building a single component might take an hour, if it is sufficiently complex! (Protel does not have a good pad numbering tool. Tango DOS had a great one, easy to use....) Then there are the complications with solder mask. Yes, this won't affect net list. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
